Paige Buckets vs Juju. The No. 4 staff within the nation faces off towards the No. 7 squad. This Saturday, UConn girls’s basketball will tackle USC in Storrs, CT.
It’s the Elite Eight rematch everybody will probably be tuning in to. The final time these groups went face to face, UConn defeated USC, 83-70, led by an epic double-double efficiency by PB, who was the Most Excellent Participant within the Portland 3 Regional. Whereas the Huskies obtained the dub, USC’s Watkins additionally had a double-double of her personal and has introduced that very same vitality into this season with 30 and 40-point performances. Each SLAM cowl stars are licensed rockstars, too: PB has had her Huskies teammates rockin’ her Nike PEs not too long ago whereas your favourite rappers have been pullin’ as much as see Juju hoop since her highschool days.
Don’t get it twisted although, the Huskies and Trojans aren’t simply one-woman groups. They’ve obtained a whole squad of shooters and bucket-getters: UConn is provided with SLAM co-cover star Azzi Fudd, sophomore Ashlynn Shade and freshman Sarah Sturdy, who’s presently second on the staff in scoring, to call just a few. As for USC, switch Kiki Iriafen is a real standout averaging near 30 factors per sport, and with Kennedy Smith and Rayah Marshall are elite elements of their core whereas averaging 25 factors per sport.
As for what is going to go down tomorrow, solely time will inform. Till then, we’ve obtained you lined unique merch to cop as you cheer in your favs.
